frank
Example Sentences
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It was a moment of frank self-reflection for the Los Angeles City Council member hoping to be the next mayor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
So does Bob Ayers, father of Amy, who is asked by the unfailingly frank Ms. Brown how the certainty that Brashers was the killer has left him at peace.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
To be frank, the reason for the Wednesday rise was difficult to suss out.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“The study of it requires not just a celebration of our triumphs, but frank discussion of our shortcomings, indeed our divisions.”
From Salon • May 14, 2026
“It quickly became apparent to me,” he wrote, that. . . the prison warden, to be effective, would have to constitute himself not as an instrument of punishment but a firm, frank friend in need.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing frank
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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